by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 862,104 business, management and marketing students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, business, management and marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,915 and had an average of $25,393 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 55,225 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,731 and $24,974 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27,568 business, management and marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 117 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in business, management and marketing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in business, management and marketing.
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The business, management & marketing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5,204 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Out of the 117 schools in the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,004 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 954 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Business, Management & Marketing Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. Bentley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 933 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 828 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 818 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, Bryant University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 741 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 723 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Boston University Business, Management & Marketing Report
University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 702 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 623 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Babson College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Babson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 607 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Post University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 574 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Post University Business, Management & Marketing Report
Central Connecticut State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 533 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
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Providence College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 516 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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Suffolk University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 501 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 460 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Business, Management & Marketing Report
University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 447 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Quinnipiac University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Hamden, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 442 degrees to qualified bachelors’s business, management and marketing students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Quinnipiac University
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 439 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Fairfield University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 435 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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University of Maine came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 398 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 390 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 371 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school situated in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It awarded 365 bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Salem State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Business, Management & Marketing Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s business, management and marketing degrees to 302 students in 2020-2021.
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